BT CABLE. LONDON, Monday. Panami Canal Co. have issured shnres to the extent of sixty million francs. Reichstag is asked to vote two million marks to reinstate German East African Co. Sir John Gorst, Political Secretarv to India Offii-e, has sailed on a visit to New Zealand. Russia is increaBing her »rmy bv addition of one hundred thousand riflemen and ten new brigades of frontier guards. Boulunger and Jacques are sjremling immense sums over Seine election, and intense ly bitter feelings prevails. America is dispatching tliree armed cruiser's for Panama. Recovery of King of Holland h deemed hopeless. England and tlie Porte aie parleying with the objwl of establishing a temporary Protectorate at Suakini. Tlie Bsnqtie Parisiennc has agreed to issue sixty million francs for continuing Panama CaunL RhfsUh agents in Afghinestan are said to be assisting Ishak Klian, Governor of Afghan Turkestan to renew revolt which was Quelled in December last.

Tuus an Evrvjno INewb Brevmt !— In ^speaking of the, new Government ou Friday Bight, Sir H.Pttrk-esjrcunibed 'to give them the fairest possible treatment, and oiler no factious opposition.' Wonder .will he i 1:O.U.T.— The late flower Show under the auspices of the ' Star of Moruya ' Lodge Ji roved to be quite a financial success, the Benefiting fo the tuue of £54 odd. Another proof of tho popularity of the 'Order' iu JVloruva. Batemanb Bay. — Our Bay friends are *bout to indulge iii tfie national sport of horse racing. The rueus will take place on 16th March, particulars of which will appear in future issue. Whj may statethat tbe Maiden Plate will lie £10, nominations for which will be received to 2ud March at the Union Hotel. Culvert in Page-street.— We are pleased to notice that Mr. Gough is making rapid headway with his contract in Page- street near the Post Office. The culvert seems to be a substantial structure, and we hope during the next spell of wet weather people will be ab...

Progress Committee. A PUBLIC MEETINGS will ]« held in the Hull XX of .the Mechanics' luititiite ob MOXUAY lMGUX,'2htiutl for the purpose at taking the ?necessary steps Jor Hie fwnwtiue .of a Progress 'Committee for tins district. Meeting at S o'clock shaip. JReC.C. Cowdroy'sEs/ fait*. v ' ET.Y TKNUKH the Tiusincss I'rcmi ly in the oci:u]iiitioii of Mr. C. C. I'ow -juudal). with written tender to he scut on or ' ' Y, 21st hist., to the utidersiguutl. H. W. BARTON, Auctioneer, Agent for Official Anunco. j A. and P. Society.^ ' A MEETING of the Committee of the above k JnL Society will be held in the Agricultural Hull I' .o» J'UESDAY, 22nd instant, ut 3.30 p.m. C MJSINESS— lo complete und pass the 1'rize . .SoheUuie. r \vm. boot, I Secretary \ ? -j- ! Notice. i -jyOTICE l« hereby given, that Meetings of the \ ? J.1 local Land Hoards, under the provisions of - . rtlieCrown Uudg Act of 1884, will be held on the | , -ilu6es, and at the places set forth hereunder : — ! JUOHUYA-TUESDAY, 12t...

Moniya Annual Races. On Thursday and Friday next the aiinu-vl raucs take plncp on thp Mornya Park Course, -.md everything, so fur, pcii'itr, to a ' siiccpssiul minting' We KUiccruly hupu tb.-it noiliiug 01 an uiiiiiw.ii'd naluie will happen (o niiir thp sdv^i'.s'ifiii issu« «-f thn nicing fos tival of tint year. We have heart! a groat .!ru! al^out tlio han licaps, but we doubt not, when the timu ciliis. i,lmt i'oa.1 hYl.le u-;ii I ice the st-u-UT'a li.i-. Jlandicappnrs are but human, ;n,d wK uiuweiveJly believe that each of tin; gentlemen appniutcd to that tbankli»3 position had V-ut on' object in view, that is. to do justice to each and evnry borse nwiwr. Now, wn bcliiivi: w« arc correct in slating Unit the community as a whole, are looking forward with much pleasure to our annual meeting : some will expatiate fro«ly about the evils of honsp-racing, but they will get there ell the name ; others again, would like to SCt there, lint. KiirrnmwlMirr mi.n,,,-. stances of oue sort or ano...

JBY CABLE. LONDON, Monday. Sir Henry 'Wylie Norman, Governor of Queensland, leaves for Brisbane on February 5th. American subjects imprisoned at Samoa j have been realised. Prince Alexander has visited Vienna and was received with royal honors. The Emperor William has decorated the j Governor of German New Guinea with the Red Eagle and conferred a similar honor on tlie German Consuls at Sydney and Welling ton. J Experiments at New York with Zalaniski j dynamite guns were a failure. I First Dude — ' 1 begin to think I stand some show with Miss Racy, old boy.' Second Dude—' Possible ?' ' Yes.' I ' Have you pressed your suit ?' '? So, but I I've pressed lier'a. |

Progress Committee. The Public Meeting convened for tbc purpose of taking tlio initiatory steps towards the formation of a Progress Com mittee for Moruya and district took place in the Mechanics Institute on Monday uight. There was a very fair attendance of the munc, aim great interest was shown in the ?rnoeedings . MrT T. Gannon, J.P., occupied fhe chair. Tin- (.'hui,m:ii, having explained the objtuit of the lu.i'tinjj, Mr. Jas. Cotiee was duly olwitcd as Si'cretury to the meet ing. Mr.E. J. CoiiuuiJ.P. suggoititd thnt cho number of members liccessury to form a good working .committal «hould be deter mined upon and also tlio area to he embraced in the operations of. the committee. ile gave the meeting tlie bi-nefit of Ins experi ences ot I'l-ogiess Committees, explaining how they were worked. He proposed that the nuinbur of members constitutine tbe Moruya Progress Committee should be 12, including Prosideut, two Vice-Presidents', Treasurer and Sitcntt-nry. Mr. Hurvison seconded the...

'Betm, as we, are en *ie evn of a General Election itlhehwee the electors of tke Colony to consider -wdl the situation, and to decide what in their .opinion ought to be the policy ?on which ike conntry shall be governed in ithe immediate future. That the representa tives will come before tlie const! tuenoes on ?-the, at present, ajl-nibsorbing question of -' Free Trade or Protection ' them ™.n h» Bittle doubt. It has often been said with .more or less truth that this important ques ?tion n'nvolves in its consideration a certain amount of sellfth reasoniiiR. But whilst ?eleotors wiJl of necessity consider what will be most to the advantage of their own par ticular district,- they must not on that ac count noglect to review tho whole question ?of Free Trade versus Protection as it relates 4o the whole colony. It may be that the j-uaun -u «je lorincoming elections will prove the turnwg jonit in the history of New ;8outh Wales, .and tliet it .may be in the jwwer of-netct parliament to ....

Eurobodalla. (FnoM oun own Coiuiesposdknt.) Since my lnst letter wo have hrul some 'nice rain, and tlie district and crops arc looking splendid On Thursday .the JPost Office wiis struck by lightning, 'knocking the corner post to ?matchwood, und the boards ofl-, it also ignited the window blind of the room adjoining the office. Mirk Hopkins occupied the room, but escaped with. a slight shock to the system. A largo pig, which was stand inn tiMf f.lio. nilllrlimr woe Irilt/ul nn *1. a enftt Mr. John Shannon, who was standing near 'the office had the hair of his hend sieged 'by the el«ctnc;fluid. The telegraph -muter, ?who »v«B in un adjoining .room -escaped unhurt. Yesterday we had our Annual Races, which were «i success, jis far as racing wi-nt, but tlie ftttendaiico wus small, there not \mng more than l.r-0 persons present. The first . event ? Opening Handicap, was a well con . tested. nu» from beginning to end, Hidden 'Treasure winning, bentinp; Kililloo by hnlf a !]englh,;luger£oll...

Sydney, Tdesoay. F. L. Darter reports :— I had a very suc cessful salo on Friday, olparing 700 bags to spii-itorl competition, best chopped realizing j £9 10s, medium qualities from £7 10a to £8 5s. Uibbs leaves for Murrambid^cc on Thurs day, and nfter the nomination proceeds to Melbourne with Lackey. . The Agent General has cabled to the Minister for Hallways to the effect that the ac cepted tender for iron pipes cannot be res cinded. A fire occurred in tlieBathnrst Record Office and damage done to the extent of £60U. The Post and Telegraph -Office at Tvanlioe 1ms been burnt down and Wilcannia aud Ivanhoe mails destroyed. Dr. Tarrant was banquetted last night by the United Grand Lodge of Now South Wales prior to his departure far Europe. I ? Reid, McMillan and Burdekin -ape Free trade candidates for East Sydney. Homebush Sales : — C78 .cattle -yarded, number insufficient for requirements ; price ten to fifteen shillings higher. 11,745 sheep penned, small attendance and market easie...